#Thor Love and Thunder review

[claypotz]

the movie came out awhile ago but I was thinking about it again and man I’m disappointed so many people hated on renfield it was such a fun movie

[solarisflims]

8/10

Was pretty good if you skip like 10(or 9) minutes of the beginning because that was a little too weird/disturbing for me,but its a super fun movie and I liked it alot I just had to skip past a few lgbtq moments & unnecessary inappropriate jokes in zeus scenes & the villain guy scaring the kids,but its not that bad overall. Also seeing Thor & Starlord interacting was so funny I loved it. Dont know why some people were saying it didnt seem finished/was all over the place/wasnt good. It seemed very finished & was just another good marvel movie end of story & I would watch it again for sure.

[the-haunted-star]

Quick take on

[legion1227]

Movies watched in 2022: Ranked!

128. Firestarter (2022) (1/5)

127. They/Them (1/5)

126. The Car: Road to Revenge (1/5)

125. Mulan 2 (1/5)

124. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) (1/5)

123. The Incredible Hulk (1.5/5)

122. Checkered Ninja (1.5/5)

121. Anger Management (1.5/5)

120. Dear Evan Hansen (1.5/5)

119. Fruit Basket: Prelude (1.5/5)

118. Heathers (2/5)

117. Remember Me (2/5)

116. Me Time (2/5)

115. Eyes Wide Shut (2/5)

114. Adam Project (2/5)

113. Hellraiser (2022) (2/5)

112. Don't Worry Darling (2/5)

111. Vacation (2/5)

110. Home Team (2/5)

109. Free Guy (2/5)

108. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar (2/5)

107. Morbius (2/5)

106. Pinocchio (2022) (2/5)

105. Dynasty Warriors (2/5)

104. Black Adam (2.5/5)

103. Nomadland (2.5/5)

102. Crouching Tiger: Sword of Destiny (2.5/5)

101. Teacher of the Year (2.5/5)

100. Halloween Ends (2.5/5)

99. Clerks 2 (2.5/5)

98. Hocus Pocus 2 (2.5/5)

97. Old (2.5/5)

96. Dazed and Confused (2.5/5)

95. The Kings' Man (2.5/5)

94. The Butterfly Effect (2.5/5)

93. Beast (2.5/5)

92. Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons (3/5)

91. A Christmas Story: Christmas (3/5)

90. Disenchanted (3/5)

89. Green Street Hooligans (3/5)

88. Sing 2 (3/5)

87. Ticket to Paradise (3/5)

86. Willow (3/5)

85. War Dogs (3/5)

84. Enchanted (3/5)

83. Think Like A Man (3/5)

82. Frankenweenie (3/5)

81. Cinderella 2 (3/5)

80. West Side Story (2021) (3/5)

79. Shrek the Third (3/5)

78. Eternals (3/5)

77. Uncharted (3/5)

76. Bee Movie (3/5)

75. Zombieland: Double Tap (3/5)

74. This is Where I Leave You (3/5)

73. Paddington (3/5)

72. Hot Tub Time Machine (3/5)

71. The Cursed (3/5)

70. Liar Liar (3/5)

69. Inception (3/5)

68. Thor: Love and Thunder (3.5/5)

67. Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (3.5/5)

66. Zombieland (3.5/5)

65. DC League of Superpets (3.5/5)

64. Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood (3.5/5)

63. Jackass 4.5 (3.5/5)

62. Chip N Dale: Rescue Rangers (3.5/5)

61. The Barbarian (3.5/5)

60. Turning Red (3.5/5)

59. Coda (3.5/5)

58. Jackass 2 (3.5/5)

57. Jackass The Movie (3.5/5)

56. One Piece: Strong World (3.5/5)

55. Rango (3.5/5)

54. Dumb and Dumber (3.5/5)

53. Airplane (3.5/5)

52. The Bad Guys (3.5/5)

51. How to Train Your Dragon (3.5/5)

50. The Batman (3.5/5)

49. Bruno (3.5/5)

48. Scream (2022) (3.5/5)

47. The Social Network (3.5/5)

46. Smile (3.5/5)

45. The Terminal (3.5/5)

44. Bullet Train (3.5/5)

43. Encanto (3.5/5)

42. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (3.5/5)

41. Austin Powers: Goldmember  (4/5)

40. Entergalactic  (4/5)

39. Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Plantasm  (4/5)

38. Regular Show: The Movie   (4/5)

37. Pearl   (4/5)

36. The Northman   (4/5)

35. The Tindler Swindler  (4/5)

34. One Piece: Film Z   (4/5)

33. White Men can't Jump   (4/5)

32. Dog   (4/5)

31. Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent   (4/5)

30. Jarhead   (4/5)

29. Lightyear   (4/5)

28. Palm Springs   (4/5)

27. Shutter Island   (4/5)

26. Dr. Strange: Multiverse of Madness   (4/5)

25. Black Mirror: Bandersnatch   (4/5)

24. Batman: The Long Halloween   (4/5)

23. Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio   (4/5)

22. Prey   (4/5)

21. Nope   (4/5)

20. Blindspotting  (4/5)

19. There Will Be Blood   (4/5)

18. La La Land   (4/5)

17. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story   (4/5)

16. True Romance   (4/5)

15. Cast Away   (4/5)

14. Shrek 2   (4/5)

13. Whiplash   (4/5)

12. Batman Begins   (4/5)

11. Glass Onion   (4/5)

10. American Psycho   (4/5)

9. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero   (4/5)

8. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever   (4/5)

7. The Last Duel  (4.5/5)

6. Jujitsu Kaisen 0   (4.5/5)

5. City of God   (4.5/5)

4. Training Day   (4.5/5)

3. Everything, Everywhere, All At Once   (4.5/5)

2. I Like it Like That   (4.5/5)

Mitchells vs The Machines   (4.5/5)

[ordinaryschmuck]

Salutations random people on the internet who are already scrolling past this! I am an Ordinary Schmuck! I write stories and reviews and draw comics and cartoons!

Now that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever has closed out Phase Four, I figured it's time to finally do something I haven't done yet: Discuss the movies in Phase Four. I shared my thoughts on the shows, reviewing them each week quickly but methodically. As for the films, I wanted to talk about them...but never got around to it.

You call it laziness. I call it an unsurety of how to tackle reviewing these movies.

But now, I've decided just how to do it: Share some quick thoughts on how I feel about each film! And before you say anything, this isn't a ranking. I'm going in order from Black Widow to Wakanda Forever, waiting for another day to rank all of Phase Four from worst to best (maybe after my Pixar worst-to-best ranking). And another thing of note? There are only three movies where I've seen it more than once. The rest are based on initial thoughts I vaguely remember from my first viewing. This means that you should take what I say here with a grain of salt, as, odds are, the feelings I have towards these movies will change in the future if and when I rewatch them.

With that said, here are some quick-ish thoughts on the movies of Phase Four:

Black Widow-I forgot I saw Black Widow the day I watched it...That alone should tell you how I feel about it. But for those in the back, this movie is pretty dull. I do like some things. For instance, the family is a ton of fun (even though I'm hearing Spy X Family does the idea better). They have great chemistry with Natasha and each other, and Yelena steals the show as a little sister type of character who can just so happen to snap your neck with very little ease. I particularly love her dynamic with Natasha, with Yelena thinking like an assassin in dealing with a threat and Natasha thinking like an Avenger in not wanting to hurt anybody in the crossfire. It's a lot of fun to watch, and not enough people talk about it.

As for Taskmaster...I heard people hate how they're treated, but I don't know. I wasn't too bothered by them. It works within the story's context, and Taskmaster is pretty cool with their design and fighting style. It's fun watching them fight and picking up which Avenger they pick their moves from. That's what we call "visual storytelling." And if you hate this one version of the character that doesn't erase the other's existence, at least this Taskmaster still has the most essential feature of a superhero or villain: The powers. You can change whatever you want, but the superpowers are what we remember these characters by. Case in point: Why do you think people got upset about Ms. Marvel's powers changing in her TV show?

But that's just the stuff that makes Black Widow semi-enjoyable. What makes it dull? Well, the action is hit-or-miss, and too much of the story is about Natasha reluctantly organizing a family reunion than actually fighting the bad guy. And it's worth it with her family being so much fun, as I've said, but they might be too much fun because the most uninteresting character in Black Widow might be Black Widow. She's still entertaining...sometimes. The problem is that if this is meant to be a proper send-off to her character, the movie fails in that regard if I'm left wanting to see more of her sister than of her. I mean, I guess it's kind of a win with Yelena being a possible new Black Widow, but again, this movie shouldn't be about her. It should be the character that dozens loved to the point where they've been begging for a Black Widow since Iron Man 2. And they got it...but I think it's safe to say it's not what people have been hoping for.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings-Quite possibly the most coherent movie of all of Phase Four. I'll leave it to you to decide if that's a good thing...Wait, no, screw that. This movie's amazing!

I honestly don't get why people overlook this one. Sure, the third act blows, some jokes miss more than they hit, and there are some leaps of logic regarding a character despite them being a pretty hilarious callback. With that said, despite its problems, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is still one of the best films of Phase Four. It might be pushing it to say it's one of the best of the MCU as a whole, but it's still pretty great, in my opinion. Shang-Chi is a decent lead who has potential as a new face in this universe. His platonic friendship with Katy is cute, and I'm glad they're pushing this more as a friendship, as you don't really get many platonic relationships between men and women in stories. Xu Wenwu is a great villain with an understandable motive that also makes up for Marvel's mishandling of the Mandarin in Iron Man 3. And the action is downright amazing, having some of the most intense and fast-paced fighting in all of the MCU. That last part is also why the third act falls short, as it's another CGI battle when a personal, hand-to-hand combat between actual humans would have been more effective. Still, there's nothing that bad that ruins this movie for me. It's preferable if a story sticks the landing, but if I still had fun most of the time before things went south, I'd still say that's a win.

Eternals-Hey, look! It's the actual worst movie of Phase Four.

Ok...I want to like Eternals. Because, despite the problems, there are some cases where I could see how this could be something phenomenal. Eternals presents a lot of intriguing ideas, a lot of them based on control. Primarily with this question: Should deities, with the powers to do so many things, be allowed to change humanity, even if it would save their lives? That's a question that gets brought up a lot throughout this movie, and it honestly left me thinking about it a little bit. And while the CGI is...not great, Eternals makes up for it with Arishem. You can FEEL the size of this character, and it's just as breathtaking whether it's on the big screen or on your laptop. Trust me, I know.

But those are the only positives, and the negatives highly outweigh them. For instance, this is too big of a story that's shoved into too small of a movie. Two hours and thirty-seven minutes is not enough time to do everything that Eternals sets out to accomplish. You feel that the most when it comes to the characters, as most of them and their relationships feel underdeveloped by the movie's end. When some characters...leave, you don't feel the impact because you barely got to know them. And when characters reunite, it's just as empty because there's hardly an idea of how close they were. To help fill in the gaps, Eternals is forced to cut away from the main story and deliver flashbacks. This sounds like it helps, but it either doesn't provide enough information or provides information that comes much too late. As is, it feels like a movie that should have been split into two, showing us the history the Eternals lived through and their growing bond over generations with one movie and then showing them save the world in the second. I mean, with the quantity over quality motto that Marvel is going through as of late, you'd think they'd be ok showing two movies, one after the other, to make more money. Because while there are small moments that make Eternals worth a watch, this is evidently a film that had the message and ideas first and considered the plot and characters second. Trust me when I say that many people will say that's a poor move for screenwriting.

Spider-Man: No Way Home-Here it is! My favorite movie of Phase Four.

Is it nothing more than fan-pandering for two-in-a-half hours? Yes. Absolutely. But that's not a problem because Spider-Man: No Way Home is fan-pandering done correctly. And for two reasons.

Reason Number One: It's evident that this movie is about honoring the legacy of Spider-Man through his history of films. It brings together the previous two live-action adaptations in a story that's pretty similar to the actual best Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, in a way that it has to be a homage.

"It's not a homage."

Well, screw you. I'm saying it's a homage anyway. Because of... the death of the author...and all that other...junk...

...Reason #2!

Despite the fan-pandering, Spider-Man: No Way Home still utilizes it to tell a good story that develops the MCU's Peter Parker. Yeah, it's him fighting other Spider-Mans' (Spider-Men?) versions of his iconic villains, but those same villains present conflict and changes that are key to this Peter Parker. He's never faced anyone who's gone crazy because of science. Just men who went too far with their greed. Y'know. Like actual Spider-Man villains from the comics.

Having him deal with people who clearly need help, both from their physical and mental anguish, forces Peter to be the most empathetic he's ever been, despite it leading to some of the most painful and worst luck he's ever experienced. Then when he meets other characters (you know who), ones who share that pain and the burden Peter faces, they help him through it and steer him away from a darker path. And on top of that, the movie also develops those characters' stories and provides some quality writing through bad decisions made in worse movies. All of this through a film that's non-stop pandering for two-in-a-half hours.

Is it perfect? Hell no. You can nitpick the story to shreds, and the CGI is pretty hit or miss most of the time. Mostly miss. But, also...f**king--When has an MCU movie ever been perfect?! Don't bring up that one example! You know it's not true!

But even though Spider-Man: No Way Home isn't perfect, it's still a ton of fun and brings out some of the best moments in Spider-Man's movie history. It makes me feel like I can't really complain about the issues when I'm satisfied with the results. And not only is that what makes it my favorite Phase Four movie, but possibly the best live-action Spider-Man movie.

(Note that I said live-action. Spiderverse is still the best. Without a doubt)

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness-To address the elephant in the room, I will concede in saying Everything Everywhere All At Once is a better multiverse movie than Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Granted, I haven't seen it because I save my money for Marvel movies like a dumbass, but I will concede based on everything I've heard from fans who loved it. With that said, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is still fun.

It has its fair complaints, don't get me wrong. Ms. America is basically an over-glorified plot device than an actual character, and how she masters her powers is not earned in the slightest. And the villain...Ok, while it's fun to see what's basically a horror movie monster with superpowers act as the movie's main villain, it could have been integrated a lot better. Or maybe not? I don't know. I've been thinking a lot about them and how maybe they're not as awfully written as people think, but that's too long of a conversation for this, so I'll save it for another time. I'll only say I get it when people find it hard to believe how far this villain has fallen, for now.

As for what I love, there are two big things about Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness that makes this an enjoyable time. First of all, there's Doctor Strange himself. People say that the writers sacrificed his character development so Ms. America could be more impressive, and that's...not true. It couldn't be farther from the truth. This movie is about him understanding to not take control of every little situation or making the monumental sacrifice and instead having him learn to have faith in others, not just himself. And he realizes this by seeing how other versions of himself either died or became corrupted due to this arrogance of thinking he can fix everything when that only caused more damage. It's genuinely great stuff, and I honestly don't understand where people are coming from when complaining about how he doesn't develop.

Another thing that makes this movie fun is Sam Raimi. His fingerprints aren't on every scene, but when they allow him to go ham, it is a blast to see. He even tries his best to make this a Marvel horror movie, and while it doesn't work most of the time, there are some semi-spooky stuff and some pretty brutal kills by Marvel's standards. Seriously, I thought Kingpin smashing a guy's head in with a car door was the most gruesome thing to happen in the MCU. Here? Well, let's say it's mindblowing.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness could have been a better movie. I will admit to that. But if I came out of the theater feeling like I had a great time watching it and still enjoy it on future rewatches, I don't think that automatically makes it bad. Maybe it's a guilty pleasure or not as awful as some people will claim it is. Either way, I still had fun.

Thor: Love and Thunder-...I mean...I thought it was funny.

Yeah, the reaction you have toward this movie is whether or not you think it's funny. I came to that conclusion when it came to the film's final battle, thinking that if a person doesn't find the absurdity of what's happening now funny, this movie isn't for them.

"Comedy's fine if it doesn't ruin the moment!"

Now, that's a fair complaint. There were moments when I felt like the jokes overstayed their welcome, and it would have been better if Thor: Love and Thunder took itself just a bit more seriously. That might be a problem with Taika Waititi's style because while I loved Thor: Ragnorok as much as the next Marvel nerd, even there, I felt like it could have taken the destruction of Asgard with a bit more groundedness and a little less humor during certain scenes. Here, it's elevated to the nth degree, and I can see why that can bother some people. Now, it wouldn't spoil every moment. Thor making light of how he broke a vending machine is clear that he's trying to make a situation a lot less dreadful. That's a scene where the humor still works, even if it is meant to be taken seriously. However, it doesn't change how the tone can be inconsistent regarding the villain.

Despite how many people say otherwise, Gorr is a great villain. I'll admit he's underutilized, but to say Gorr's awful because of how drastically different he is from the original character in the comics is wrong to me. Gorr's motivation is beyond understandable, and he's genuinely spine-chilling at times. He's easily one of Marvel's darkest villains, but that adds to the problem with the humor. To have such a dark villain be wasted on such a goofy comedy is...frustrating. The tone doesn't match the villain, and it causes the whole thing to feel like a mess.

But, like...I still find it funny.

Yeah, this one's more of a guilty pleasure for me. I think it's funny, and I love the villain, but I don't blame people for hating this one. If they want Thor to be more serious than goofy next time, I won't blame them.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever-SPOILER-FREE REVIEW! Let me specify that again: This is a SPOILER-FREE REVIEW fresh off my first viewing of the movie. And what a f**king emotional powerhouse!

This is the first movie of Phase Four where it felt like I was being treated as an adult. There are still the same old goofy jokes, but they're nowhere near as frequent as past movies and never felt like it ruins the moment. This was the first time in a while that the central hook of the film was its drama, and it worked every minute, keeping me engaged from beginning to end. It also works well with Shuri. You can feel that she's not herself anymore thanks to T'Challa's death, which is present throughout most of the movie. And it makes a decent connection between her and another character, who I will not name for the sake of spoilers.

Speaking of the characters, everyone is in top form...Except for maybe Ironheart. She's kind of annoying at times. But Namor? Sweet, Mother of Neptune, NAMOR! They did a great job making him his own intriguing character while still honoring his roots in the comics. They don't even make fun of his winged feet! That absurdity was served to them on a silver platter, and no one took it! And it's a good thing, too, because he's easily the best character in the movie for being written well while never taking too much away from the high emotions of Shuri and the satisfying build-up of the new Black Panther. Go watch it if you haven't already. Trust me, it's easily the best movie of Phase Four.

And I'm glad Phase Four went out on a high note. There were a lot of fun moments, but the highs weren't as frequent as the lows this time around. I'm confident things will get better, as Phase Five already promises a cool movie with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and an eighten episode long season of Daredevil: Born Again. I'm already looking forward to what comes next, even if a lot of people are falling out of love with the MCU.

[azazel-dreams]

Thor Love and Thunder

Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤

[thebunsquad]

Pinochio 2022 is a perfect encrapsulation of everything bad this year. Let's dive into part 2 of this awful year with only a few good films to ease the pain. 

[samasmith23]

My brief thoughts on Thor: Love & Thunder

So I saw Thor: Love & Thunder for the first time last night and it was just... meh?

I mean don't get me wrong, the acting from Natalie Portman & Christian Bale was pretty solid, but as a huge fan of the original Jason Aaron Thor run that the film is based on, I feel like their characterization could have been a lot stronger. I especially wasn't a fan of how Gorr's story concluded since him having a last minute heel-turn and allowing Thor Odinson to raise his resurrected dead daughter felt very at odds with Gorr's arc of being a self-defeating hypocrite like in the comics.

Plus, Jane's death felt rather vague and anti-climatic, like it lacked the grandiosity that her sacrifice did in the comics.

However, I think my biggest problem with the movie was the tone, as it was too over-stuffed with jokey-jokes which detracted from what should have been an incredibly serious and thematically rich narrative.

Despite my misgivings, there were quite a few positive elements to the movie. Like I said previously, the acting was very solid all-around. I also really loved how the film portrayed Gorr's shadow-powers with the Necrosword, and Jane's ability to turn the shards of Mjolnir into shrapnel bullets and immediately reconstruct them was incredibly badass! It was also incredibly satisfying to see Odinson kill Zeus with his own thunderbolt because when it comes to the gods of Greek mythology, Zeus is the absolute worst! Plus, that whole scene where Jane, Odinson, Valkyrie & Kong are trapped in Gorr's dimension and the film briefly goes all black-&-white was effectively chilling and creepy. And seeing Jane & Gorr on-screen together was pretty awesome since despite the two being mirror reflections of each other ideologically, the two never actually encountered each other in the comics!

But overall, Thor: Love & Thunder was sadly mediocre IMO, which is a bit of a disappointment since the original "God Butcher" and "Jane Foster, the Mighty Thor" storylines from the comics are incredibly compelling narratives which ask very interesting theological questions on a grand cosmic-fantasy scale.

I give the film 3 out of 5 stars...

[edenhasfeelings]

The Multiverse Saga (1/2)

I gonna need everyone who’s saying MCU Phase 4 was shit to shut the fuck up like actually. It was an experimental phase. It was an intro phase to a new saga. The only projects in my opinion that were actually pretty ass were Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and She-Hulk. If Phase 1 of the MCU were to come out now as it did back then, people would be saying the same thing. Phase 1 was an intro phase, mostly origin stories. “Phase 1 all pointed to Thanos!”  The Iron Man movies didn’t at all? and we didn’t see Thanos until the very end credit scene of The Avengers. “We didn’t even get to see the big bad in any of these!” Um, maybe if you’re blind or didn’t watch all of the projects like you’re acting like you did. Also, instead of their being a singular greater plot, there are several; Kang and the Multiverse, Intros and Origins, what I’m calling Interdimensionality and Space Stuff, Street Level/Classic Avengers heroes, and introducing Mutants and the X-Men. Let me explain (yes, this is my special interest, leave me alone).

Black Widow The amount of bitch fits I heard about this movie, mostly from cishet white men. This movie felt out of place in Phase 4 because it was supposed to be released earlier than it was. The entirety of Phase 4 was a lot more crammed together because of, well, idk, maybe the fucking GLOBAL PANDEMIC. But it stood on its own as a great movie and a great intro to Yelena. 

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings An origin story for a new hero, never mind the mind blowing graphics and digital effects, made this a great movie. And here we have a hint at a major plot point, mostly highlighted in the end credit scene with Wong, Bruce Banner, and Captain Marvel. The Ten Rings are the Infinity Stones of this saga. It also fits into the Multiverse/Interdimensional aspects of this Saga by introducing Ta Lo (unsure whether that’s space stuff, multiverse stuff, or both).

Eternals If Marvel kept consistently making movies in the same exact way with the same exact directors, people would be bitching about how nothing changes. But them adding a new director and film style sent everyone into an outcry about how out of place it is and shitty. I had a couple of problems with this movie, the main one being the awkward extended sex scene in a Marvel movie, but overall I thought it was a really cool and interesting way to introduce Black Knight and this new element of the Space MCU genre. Also, I loved Makkari and Druig  This movie also got a lot of hate because of Phastos having a husband and 2 second gay kiss scene that occurred. “They’re poisoning our children and forcing things down our throat!” some people cried in ignorance. So the awkward unnecessary straight sex scene was perfectly ok, but the 2 second gay kiss wasn’t? As other representation goes, the POC representation was phenomenal, as well as Makkari being deaf and using sign language.

Spider-Man: No Way Home This movie is self-explanatory. I don’t think anyone had a problem with this movie and if they did, then why. It literally fit right into the theme of the Multiverse Saga in the most mind-blowing, perfect way I didn’t actually expect them to attempt, was a wonderful closing to the MCU Spider-Man trilogy, and also gave a perfect explanation as to why we wouldn’t be seeing Spider-Man as much anymore (thanks Sony). Also a mild set up to Multiverse of Madness.

 Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness Ok, I will die mad about how shitty this movie was. I was severely disappointed. I’ve not seen this movie getting as much criticism as it deserves, but people will rail on all the other female directed movies. Sam Raimi was not the man for this movie. They peddled it as “the MCU’s first horror movie”, but The New Mutants did a better job of superhero horror than this did. The special effects were unusually shit (and ik that quality suffers because of how Marvel is run and their artists are treated), but it was unusually bad. The “horror” aspect was weak jump-scares and overused horror tropes (Wanda coming out of the mirror all bendy, for example). Speaking of Wanda, they absolutely butchered her character and story in my opinion. We don’t see her corruption at all, we just see the end credits scene of WandaVision and now all of a sudden she’s evil. The “Wanda turns evil to get her kids that never existed back” was so much more compelling and fucked up in the comics. Her killing herself at the end felt really gross in my opinion. “There is no way possible to get my kids back so let me just kill myself.” They crammed way too much plot in, and the emotional scenes fell flat. Despite their plot cramming, they didn’t deliver the “mind-bending multiverse” aspects that were promised. And while killing off Black Bolt and Reed Richards in 5 seconds was yes, a terrifying display of her abilities, it completely undermined the power of this crossover and the respective formidability and intelligence of these characters. The last scene of the movie was weird and made no sense, and the end credit scene felt out of place and thrown in there just to introduce Clea. It leaves audiences with no specific adventure or movie to look forward to, just that something is going to happen. The MCU timeline being dubbed as Dimension 616 pissed me off, because, hello, main comic time-stream is 616, the MCU has to be different. Also, one more thing, at the end of the first Doctor Strange, they made it seem like main timeline Karl Mordo was going to be the next villain, but instead we got this weird Multiverse version of him. On a more positive note, the whole Monica Rambeau as Captain Marvel, fancast John Krasinski playing Reed Richards, live action Captain Carter, and Professor Charles fucking Xavier was really, really cool. Professor Xavier’s presence was the first hint at the Mutant storyline, and the whole thing obviously prioritized the Multiverse Saga. It was also a great intro for America Chavez, and I loved that they didn’t at all try to erase the queerness of her character. 

Thor: Love and Thunder Phenomenal. A work of art. Taika Waititi hit it out of the ballpark once again with the same hilarious vibes as Thor: Ragnarok. This was very clearly a Space MCU  movie, as most all of Thor’s movies have been.  I especially loved the comic accuracy of Jane Foster’s Might Thor, and the ending her character deserved. Getting to see Heimdall in Valhalla was awesome. Gorr was a truly fearsome villain that we hadn’t seen in awhile, and he really made you feel for him, especially at the end. His character redemption made perfect sense. Love’s presence in the end was a little confusing to me, as she is a solely MCU character, but I am excited to see what they do with her character.  The representation hit home for me with Valkyrie being King, her blatant bisexuality, Korg’s comic accurate homosexuality, Heimdall’s son being seemingly transgender, and, something I noticed but didn’t see mentioned by anyone, was that Meik’s pronouns had changed from Ragnarok and Endgame.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever “They shouldn’t have given the Black Panther title to Shuri! They’re turning all the men into women to be woke!” Shut the fuck up please and thank you and pick up a goddamn comic book. Aside from No Way Home, this was the best fucking MCU Phase 4 movie, and is up there with the best MCU movies ever in my opinion. It was raw, and emotional, and gorgeously cinematic in every way possible. Surprisingly, we get a tie in to our Street Level/Classic Avengers characters by the presence of Valentina de Fontaine, who had only previously appeared in the The Falcon and The Winter Soldier and Hawkeye. This was also a set up for Mutants. Namor states that he is mutated and different from his people, hence why he is more powerful, has different physical quirks, is essentially immortal, and is treated like a god amongst them.

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#5

I have no problem with Lightyear and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command co-existing in the same universe because it wouldn’t be the first time a movie was kid-ified into a cartoon that had little to do with the original story. Case in point: Beetlejuice.

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Post on a message board: “I wonder how Jane will become worthy of Mjolnir. They made such a big deal about Steve being able to hold it in Endgame, and Jane wasn’t even interesting or special in the last two Thor movies.”

*left eye twitches*

“Worthy” Endgame Steve proceeded to abandon Bucky and Wanda, screw over Sharon, and rearrange history just so that he can hijack Peggy’s life, and people are questioning that Jane isn’t good enough for the hammer?!

254 notes - Posted April 20, 2022

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Thor and Jane had a way better love story than Steve and Peggy, but nobody is ready to admit it yet.

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Top 10 favorite moments in “Hocus Pocus 2″

1. The Sandersons getting a way bigger entrance than they did in the first movie, complete with a musical number. “Who are they performing for?” All of us.

2. The Walgreens scene. Laughed my butt off that even though they didn’t know what a photo was, they were quick to pose.

3. Young Winnie, who was absolutely perfect casting. Also, Hannah Waddingham as Mother Witch, which was perfect casting.

4. Winifred and Mary’s horrified reaction to Siri, aka the “woman trapped in a box.”

5. The costume contest. The Sandersons might be evil, but even they don’t seem to have a problem with drag queens.

6. “One Way or Another.” Not the same as “I Put A Spell On You” but having the Thriller-like dance made up for it.

7. Sarah briefly standing up for herself. 

8. All the callbacks to the original movie, including “Amok, amok, amok...”

9. Gilbert’s subplot of thinking the sisters were “misunderstood,” which actually it’s a pretty clever way of throwing shade at Disney’s villain apologia trend.

10. Tony Hale as the mayor. All the poor guy wanted was a candy apple...

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Jane and Valkyrie just chilling and enjoying naked Thor like

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Thor: Love and Thunder Review

A superhero movie dropped this past weekend about a protagonist with godlike powers. I don't plan on viewing it until it reaches digital or a streaming service. So let's talk about the other superhero movie with a protagonist with godlike powers that dropped earlier this year: "Thor: Love and Thunder"!

"Thor: Love and Thunder" is the 29th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The MCU has been running for about fourteen years now, and it doesn't seem like slowing down any time soon. Along with the nine Marvel shows on Disney+, I understand how some people are experiencing Marvel fatigue. Personally, I'm not. I've enjoyed most of the projects they put out, some more than others. "Thor: Love and Thunder" is a movie I liked, but I understand how some are not fans of it.

"Love and Thunder" follows Thor on a quest for inner peace. While trying to find himself, his journey gets interrupted by Gorr, the God Butcher, who's wandering around and murdering gods. With the help of King Valkyrie, Korg, and his ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, they look to combat the threat of Gorr. It was nice to see Korg, Valkyrie, and Thor again since Avengers: Endgame. Korg and Valkyrie were some of the best parts in the last Thor movie, Ragnarok, and while their roles were smaller in Endgame, they were still enjoyable. Meanwhile, Thor's been coming off the heels of a fascinating character arc that started with Ragnarok. The directions Thor could go were seemingly limitless at the end of Endgame. And the return of Jane Foster after not seeing her on-screen since "Thor: The Dark World" provided intrigue. Almost a decade since Natalie Portman starred in a Marvel movie. She finally made a grand return.

And for the most part, I liked Jane in this film. One of my favorite scenes in the movie has to be when Korg narrates Thor and Jane's relationship, showing how close they were before drifting apart and eventually breaking up. I thought the execution was well done, from showing the gradual separation to Korg's endearing narration. She had some corny dialogue, like telling Gorr to "Eat my hammer" in the climactic fight, but I don't believe that completely derailed her character, though corniness seems prevalent throughout the movie. Comedy can be subjective, of course. Some will find "Love and Thunder" hilarious, but I feel it falls flat in that aspect. In the beginning, Thor saves an alien race, and in return, they gift him two goats that are always screaming. Screaming goats were uproariously funny to me ten years ago when mixed with songs like Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble," but not as much these days. The jealousy Thor's Stormbreaker feels over Thor fawning over Mjolnir or Jane doesn't do much for me, either.

But to focus on a positive, Christian Bale's performance as Gorr is an entertaining romp! The opening scene is an emotional and exciting start. Bale is excellent in the shadow realm as well. In general, everything that happens in the shadow realm is a plus. Thor, Valkyrie, and Jane infiltrate the world before engaging the antagonist in a duel head-on in black and white, contrasting all the pretty colors that pop out in the numerous scenes that came out beforehand, providing the best setpiece in the film. What the movie lacks in comedy, it does make up for in engaging fight scenes. The climax is another exercise in corniness, what with the children joining the fight, but it's a cute watch nonetheless. By the end of the film, Thor is in an intriguing place, just like he was in "Endgame," and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens with Thor in the future.

It's better than the first two Thor movies, but I definitely wouldn't put it above "Ragnarok." They knocked it out of the park with "Ragnarok," and maybe we put expectations too high for "Love and Thunder" to be just as good, if not better. It's not. But it's still pretty good. 3.5/5

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Film Review - Thor: Love and Thunder

Carrying on with our reviews of cinema releases from 2022, it’s time to hop back to the MCU and take a look at the somewhat mixed bag of a film that is Thor: Love and Thunder…

Plot (as adapted from Wikipedia):

Gorr and his daughter, Love, the last of their race, struggle in a barren desert. Despite their prayers to their god, Rapu, Love dies. The god-killing Necrosword calls to Gorr, leading him to Rapu's lush realm. After Rapu cruelly mocks and dismisses Gorr's plight, he renounces the god, causing Rapu to strangle him. The Necrosword offers itself to Gorr, who kills Rapu with it and vows to kill all gods. Gorr is granted the ability to manipulate shadows and produce monsters but is cursed with impending death and corruption under the sword's influence.

Thor has joined the Guardians of the Galaxy after the Avengers' battle against Thanos. He learns of a distress signal from Sif, so he parts ways with the team. He finds an injured Sif, who warns that Gorr's next target is New Asgard. Meanwhile, Dr Jane Foster, Thor's ex-girlfriend, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. With medical treatment proving ineffective, she travels to New Asgard hoping that Thor's hammer Mjolnir, which was previously fractured by Hela, might heal her.

Due to an enchantment Thor unknowingly placed on it years earlier to protect Foster, Mjolnir reforges and bonds itself to her. Thor arrives in New Asgard just as Gorr's attack begins. Thor is surprised to find Foster wielding Mjolnir, but teams up with her, Valkyrie, and Korg to fight Gorr. The group thwarts Gorr, but he escapes, kidnapping a number of Asgardian children and imprisoning them in the Shadow Realm. The group travels to Omnipotence City to warn the other gods and ask for their help in creating an army. The leader of the gods, Zeus, is unwilling to help, thinking they can remain safe and hidden from Gorr in the City; he also believes that Gorr will not be able to achieve his stated goal of visiting the realm of Eternity, where he will be granted one wish, presumably to destroy all gods. As a security precaution, Zeus orders the group's capture to prevent them from exposing the City's location to Gorr. When Zeus injures Korg, Thor responds by using Zeus’ thunderbolt to impale him, and Valkyrie steals the thunderbolt before they escape to confront Gorr in the Shadow Realm. On the way, Thor learns of Foster's cancer diagnosis.

The group arrive at the Shadow Realm but are unable to locate the children. Foster sees ancient drawings that depict Thor's battle-axe Stormbreaker as a way to summon the Bifrost to enter Eternity, and deduces the trap laid out by Gorr. She throws away Stormbreaker to prevent Gorr from accessing it. However, Gorr overpowers the group and threatens to kill Foster, forcing Thor to summon it back. Gorr successfully steals Stormbreaker and injures Valkyrie before a weakened Foster collapses.

Upon traveling back to New Asgard, Thor discovers that Foster's Thor form is not allowing her body to naturally fight the cancer. Due to this, Thor travels to Eternity's altar alone and, using Zeus's thunderbolt, imbues the children with his power to fight Gorr's monsters while he battles Gorr. When Foster senses that Gorr is about to kill Thor, she joins the battle with Mjolnir to save him. They destroy the Necrosword, freeing Gorr from its influence, but the three are brought into Eternity's realm. With Gorr poised to make his wish, Thor implores Gorr to revive his daughter instead of destroying the gods. Thor then leaves Gorr to make his decision and attends to Foster, who succumbs to her illness and dies in his arms. Moved by their display, Gorr wishes for Eternity to revive Love, which it grants. As Gorr dies from the curse, he requests Thor to take care of Love.

In the aftermath, the children return to New Asgard, where Valkyrie and Sif commence their training, and a monument is erected in Foster’s memory. Thor adopts Love, who accompanies him in his heroics, with Thor wielding Mjolnir and Love wielding Stormbreaker.

In a mid-credits scene, back in Omnipotence City, a recuperating Zeus sends his son Hercules to kill Thor. In a post-credits scene, Foster arrives at the gates of Valhalla, here Heimdall welcomes her.

Review:

When it comes to Thor being put on the big screen, my view is that Marvel started out exactly right, stayed right up as far as The Dark World, then started to lose the plot only slightly on Ragnarök, and then we get Love and Thunder somewhat derailing things further.  As someone who has actually read the comics, the increasingly comedic Thor we’ve been presented with under Taika Waititi’s direction is not how Thor is supposed to be.  I get that Hemsworth wanted to play another side to the character and he’s been hanging around Tony Stark a lot, but that doesn’t mean Thor has to waste time trying to be Tony.  There are a lot of people I’ve been around a lot through work or being friends, or even family, but I don’t try to act like them.  I act like me because that’s who I am, and by the same token, Marvel should let Thor be Thor.  If Hemsworth doesn’t like, maybe it’s time to either finish off the character or replace the actor.

As a result of the over-use of comedy on a fairly serious character, not to mention the subject matter of the film’s plot, it’s easy to understand why Marvel Studios are looking elsewhere in terms of directors for Thor’s fifth solo film.  Russel Crowe’s use of a Greek accent for Zeus is as questionable as allowing Karl Urban to voice the Asgardian Skurge like Del Boy from Only Fools and Horses.  In Urban’s case, it clashed with the established unaccented English used by all Asgardian characters previously, while the Greek accent when combined with some of the sillier mannerisms and comedy lines in use makes it hard to take Zeus seriously.  It’s even worse when you see the costume.  Seriously, did these people not do their research?

Another issue was the bringing back of Jane Foster to do her pseudo-Thor role.  While I have no issue with seeing Jane lift the hammer and fight alongside Thor, the story thread has many flaws.  First, Thor is not a superhero mantle like Captain America or Iron Man.  Only Thor is Thor and his hammer only grants those who are worthy his powers, not his name.  Outside of the Avengers Assemble animated series, no one at Marvel gets this.  If Jane is going to lift the hammer and be a superhero, that’s fine, but she’s not Thor, she’s whatever codename she either invents or is given.  Two, Asgardian weapons heal, so the idea that Mjolnir makes her cancer worse is completely counter to that.  Either the weapons heal people or they don’t; you can’t have it both ways, so don’t.  Lastly, like much of the rest of the film, it’s all played too much for comedy.

Of course, all these flaws stem from Waititi, who many sources now seem to claim had no real knowledge of or love for Thor and the comic book source material related to him.  He took on the task of directing this film and its predecessor simply as a job to be paid for.  While I respect that the film industry is ultimately a field of work and people are in their chosen area of that industry to earn a living, I would think that you’d want to do the best job possible to ensure regular employment.  That means investing in the franchises to which you are recruited, doing proper research and creating films that work for both new fans and those of us coming to this knowing comics, past films and so on.

This all being said, most of the cast performs well in their various roles despite, we’re set up to have the MCU shift its focus from Norse gods to Olympian ones for Thor 5, and we get some explanation for why Thor and Jane broke up pre-Ragnarök, even if it didn’t quite make sense for an Asgardian god of thunder to be getting into such petty and stupid domestic disagreements.  No wonder Crowe was asking when gods became a joke in the mid-credits scene; Thor and Jane splitting up like some sitcom-of-the-week couple is a stupid joke against Marvel fans, and I for one am not laughing.  I give this film only 6 out of 10, and strongly recommend the following for Thor 5;

-Take Thor back to being a serious hero and have as few MCU humour beats as possible.

-Have Thor hand the mantle of top MCU deity to Hercules by the end of the film.

-Give Zeus and any other Olympians better costuming; robes are cool but leave the white tutus behind like the one Zeus was wearing, as it just looked silly.

-Keep Taika Waititi out of it.  Yes, that means no Korg, but that’s a small price to pay to give Thor his proper respect as a character.

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My Thor: Love And Thunder (2022) movie review!

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To Infinity War and Beyond continues as we answer the question of if lightning can strike again for the God of Thunder. My review of Thor Love and Thunder! Enjoy!